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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide certain |
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public school students an opportunity to visit the State Capitol. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.919 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.919. GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATE CAPITOL VISITS. (a) |
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From funds appropriated or otherwise available for that purpose, |
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the commissioner shall establish a grant program under which grants |
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are awarded to schools that receive federal funding under Title I, |
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section |
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6301 et seq.) to provide students an opportunity to visit the State |
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Capitol as part of a course, extracurricular activity, or field |
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trip. |
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(b) The commissioner shall adopt procedures for a school to |
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apply for a grant under this section. |
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(c) The commissioner may solicit and accept gifts, grants, |
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and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of |
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this section. |
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(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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establish and administer the grant program for State Capitol visits |
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under this section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the commissioner of education shall adopt rules to |
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implement the grant program for State Capitol visits under Section |
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29.919, Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |